ISLAM MAKHACHEV on TOPURIA LOSS, IAN GARRY, CHANKO! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

ISLAM MAKHACHEV on TOPURIA LOSS, IAN GARRY, CHANKO! | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

August 11, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 129

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Islam Makhachev discusses his upcoming fight and various aspects of his career in an exclusive interview.

ISLAM IS BACK! "Mighty" Demetrious Johnson is joined by the No. 1 Pound-4-Pound fighter Islam Makhachev ahead of his welterweight title defense vs Ian Garry at UFC 330! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:03 PrizePicks CODE MIGHTYCAST 1:59 Welcome ISLAM MAKHACHEV! 2:41 Islam vs JDM BREAKDOWN3:54 Fighting at 170 vs 155 lbs 5:03 Islam Opened a Padel Center?! 5:43 How Islam Spends His Free Time6:43 Islam has a MASSIVE Farm 8:12 Islam has Racing Horses 9:45 Islam CAN’T BELIEVE DJ’s UFC Pay… 10:25 CREATE CODE MIGHTY11:35 Ian Garry vs Islam BREAKDOWN 14:03 How Islam Schedules His Fight Camps 17:10 How Team Khabib Practices are Scheduled 18:20 Will Islam Compete in RAF?! 19:17 How Islam Feels About the Current UFC 21:08 How Does Islam Feel About PFL?23:52 CHIME.COM/MIGHTYCAST 25:26 Is UFC Fighter Pay Fair for Champs? 26:37 Will Usman Nurmagomedov Sign for the UFC? 29:01 Chanko is BLOWING UP!30:20 Will Islam’s Team Ever Fight Each Other?! 32:20 How Many More Fights Does Islam Have Left? 33:34 Islam vs Ilia Topuria ALMOST Happened?! 34:41 Why Does Islam Only Fight Once a Year? 35:46 Welterweight is STACKED 37:22 Islam’s Reaction to Topuria vs Gaethje 43:05 Islam Asks DJ Why He has a Podcast…

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